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daycare centre

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A building where children are supervised during the day so that their parents can work.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 托兒所 /托儿所 (tuō'érsuǒ) — building
  • Chinese Mandarin: 托儿所 (tuō'érsuǒ) — building
  • Dutch: kinderdagverblijf — building
  • Finnish: päiväkoti — building
  • Finnish: päivähoitopaikka — building
  • Finnish: päivähoitokeskus — building
  • French: garderie — building
  • German: Kindertagesstätte — building
  • German: Kita — building
  • Polish: żłobek — building
  • Spanish: centro de guardería (infantil) — building
  • Spanish: guardería (infantil) — building
  • Spanish: wawawasi — building